Man Punched 53-Year-Old Woman in Head at Flatbush Burger King: Police

FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — Police are searching for a man accused of punching a woman in the head at a Flatbush Burger King in a seemingly random attack.

The man, who is currently unidentified, approached a 53-year-old female victim at a burger king on Flatbush Avenue near Albemarle Road around 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 30 and punched her in the forehead, police told Patch. After punching the woman the attacker fled the fast food joint in an unknown direction, police said.

The woman suffered bruising and swelling on her head, police said. The victim told police she did not know the man who hit her and the assault occurred without any sort of provocation.

Police described the attacker (pictured above) as a man in his 30s who was wearing a black hooded jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.

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